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Photo Illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images Cocoa futures and prices have adjusted, the latter currently trading at around $8,100 per metric ton, though these still remain more than double the levels of just two years ago.
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Just racing from point A to B through a stage can lend itself to collecting a metric ton of stuff almost by accident, but even going back to clean up the rest for completionism is more of a time-consuming task than a brainy one.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2025
Exports of grain by ship from the Port of Duluth-Superior have been falling for decades, down from a high of 9.2 million metric tons in 1978 to 645,000 tons in 2022, the lowest since 1890.
—Shelley Nelson, Twin Cities, 12 July 2025
Analysts at Macquarie estimate that copper imports totaled 881 metric tons in the first half of the year, compared to an underlying requirement of around 441 metric tons, based on actual trade data for the January to May period and shipment data logs for June.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 11 July 2025
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Just racing from point A to B through a stage can lend itself to collecting a metric ton of stuff almost by accident, but even going back to clean up the rest for completionism is more of a time-consuming task than a brainy one.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2025
Exports of grain by ship from the Port of Duluth-Superior have been falling for decades, down from a high of 9.2 million metric tons in 1978 to 645,000 tons in 2022, the lowest since 1890.
—Shelley Nelson, Twin Cities, 12 July 2025
Analysts at Macquarie estimate that copper imports totaled 881 metric tons in the first half of the year, compared to an underlying requirement of around 441 metric tons, based on actual trade data for the January to May period and shipment data logs for June.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 11 July 2025
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“Metric ton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metric%20ton. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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